Songs · Billboard Hot 100

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Christopher Cross

Entered Aug 15, 1981 · peaked at #1 on Oct 17, 1981 · 24 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 23, 1982

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Record Power
47.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
3
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
12
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
24
August 1981 – January 1982

Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.

What it earned each artist

Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Christopher Crossprimary100%48.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 17, 1981 on the timeline →
  1. #1Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)Christopher Cross
  2. #2Endless LoveDiana Ross & Lionel Richie
  3. #3Start Me UpThe Rolling Stones
  4. #4For Your Eyes OnlySheena Easton
  5. #5Step By StepEddie Rabbitt
  6. #6Private EyesDaryl Hall John Oates
  7. #7Stop Draggin' My Heart AroundStevie Nicks & Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
  8. #8Who's Crying NowJourney
  9. #9Hard To SayDan Fogelberg
  10. #10The Night OwlsLittle River Band

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